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Advise of selecting tiles for Kitchen & Bathrooms

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.37 PM

Hello All, I am moving to my new house and looking for some advise on selection of Tiles for Kitchen, WC & Bathrooms. I am considering either 1. To go to shops like B&Q, Wickes, UK Flooring Direct or another high street ones , get some advise and make an order and get them to install and fit at my place 2. Shop around myself, make a purchase according to my requirements, find a professional Flooring fitter on My Builder and get it installed and fit at my place I am inclined to believe that going for second option would be good considering I get to select from variety of options available across many online and offline shops and also tend to believe would be cost effective once I have the material and find a professional fitter. Please can I request to give some advise and suggestions helping me selecting tiles for Flooring & Walls for Kitchens, WC & Bathrooms & related accessories like underlay and others please. My Requirements are 1. My house floor is concrete 2. I am looking either Ceramic or Porcelain for Kitchen, Bathrooms and WC for floors and walls 3. Cost wise I am looking for mid to high luxury ones and looking for carpets in the range of £15 - £30 /sqm 4. I would need Tiles for 15 sqm to 20sqm for Kitchen, WC & Bathrooms I need some advise & suggestions on the below please: 1. There are different type of Tiles. Considering I am looking for durable luxury ones which type ones are recommended, minimum thickness etc? 2. As I understand the underlays should be selected depending on the floor type , what type of underlays are recommended considering looking for Ceramic, Porcelain on concrete floor? 3. Apart from Regular shops, what are the recommended places to buy Tiles and generally have genuine deals? 4. Are there any brands I can look for so that I can compare at different places for good deals? 5. Apart from underlay what other accessories would I need to purchase and what would be the general costs of these accessories? 6. Any other useful information please or anything else I need to consider or avoid? My house is in Reading and will be handed over to me in a weeks time, I have just started taking quotations, please feel free to send quotations as well if you can. Many Thanks Nani

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Fasttiler

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Liverpool

If the floor is concrete you should use PVA. It's first loor so for good quality i will use ditra matting under tiles to have 100% sure no crack after tiling about quality of tiles u know .Tiling is not painting u doing this for the years u cannot paint again like walls when u choice paint that u don't like after painting. The tiles should be strong. U can ask in shop but for the best results Trade man should come look on places where u need tiling check floors walls and tell u what exactly u need because every job is different.Regards

Answered1 March 2016

Cheltenham Tiling Services

Rating: 4 out of 5

Cheltenham

1. A decent tiler should be able to source all the materials you need and offer you a better discount than buying them yourself. He/she will also have trade accounts at a number of specialist tile shops, which offer better range & quality than the DIY superstores. 2. For kitchens, bathroom & toilets (potentially wet) I advise using porcelain tiles on the floors as they are non-porous and much stronger than ceramic, which will be fine for the walls. Again, your tiler should be aware of the weight bearing capacity of your walls (which vary depending on type) and choose the appropriate tile. 3. Concrete floors: If even, just sweep clean & prime. Use SBR diluted primer (on walls also), not UPV. If uneven, it may need levelling compound first, unless just a few dips here & there, which may be taken out in the adhesive. Check there are no humps in the floor, as these require major surgery and will need taking out (builder job) - check before accepting possession of a new property! 4. Be careful that your floor surface is not actually Anhydrite as this is a real problem (surface layer needs removing). Tricky to spot, but normally very light in colour - if in doubt, ask your tiler. 5. For ceramic tiles, you can use a standard cement adhesive, for porcelain you will need to use flexi adhesive (& grout). 6. Your tiler should be able to provide all materials necessary, again at a better price that you are likely to find. Trust me, it's the best way to do it both economically and to ensure correct methods & materials are used for the project at hand.

Answered5 August 2017